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asimplechord) wrote2010-03-25 07:56 am
asimplechord) wrote2010-03-25 07:56 am
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the more things change, the more they stay the same
From Waging War In Waziristan: The British Struggle in the Land of Bin Laden, 1849-1947:
*points at federal budget dollars allocated to "defense" vs. health care, education, and other domestic needs*
Yeah. Human nature really doesn't change, does it?
Monies gained[...] were used to buy armaments. It is telling that tribesmen continued to spend excessively on weapons, as opposed to long-term agriculture and infrastructure investment initiatives. The desire for modern weapons acted as an obstacle to tribal political and economic progression.
*points at federal budget dollars allocated to "defense" vs. health care, education, and other domestic needs*
Yeah. Human nature really doesn't change, does it?